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astrobleme

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as·tro·bleme  (str-blm, -blm)
n.
A scar on the earth's surface left from the impact of a meteorite.

[astro- + Greek blma, missile, wound (from ballein, to throw; see gwel- in Indo-European roots).]

astrobleme [ˈæstrəˌbliːm]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
[from astro- + Greek blēma shot, wound]


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is the second largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, and a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada.
is the second largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, and a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada.
is the second largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, and a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada.
 
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